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James Beard Foundation names 2019 Beard Awards nominees

The James Beard Foundation announced the nominees for the 2019 Restaurant and Chef Awards Wednesday in Houston, with winners to be named at the Beard Awards on May 6 in Chicago. The awards nomination ceremony was led by James Beard Foundation CEO Clare Reichenbach, in her first full awards season as head of the culinary organization.

The 2019 Beard Awards nominees reflect the new identity of the nonprofit organization, with one of the more diverse short lists in recent memory of the best-in-the-industry awards. For example, the nominees for the Rising Star Chef of the Year award this year — honoring chefs under the age of 30 — are all women and people of color. However, only one woman — Ashley Christensen of Poole’s in Raleigh, N.C. — was nominated for the Outstanding Chef category.

New awards categories this year include a design award category for “Other Eating and Drinking Places” honoring the design of quick-service and fast-casual eateries, food trucks, food halls, and cafes.

The 2019 awards ceremony will be held at the Lyric Opera in Chicago and will be hosted by Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

The complete list of Restaurant and Chef awards are below:

Best New Restaurant
• Angler, San Francisco
• Atomix, New York City
• Bavel, Los Angeles
• Frenchette, New York City
• Majordomo, Los Angeles